Journal Club in Wood Based Biopolymers , 3.0 credits

Journal Club in Wood Based Biopolymers , 3.0 hp

6FITN73

Course level

Third-cycle Education

Description

The course “Journal Club in Wood-Based Biopolymers” is a PhD course designed for students eager to deepen their understanding of current research at the interface of polymer science, simulations, and sustainable materials.

This journal club focuses on recent publications in the field, with a strong emphasis (but not limited to) on computational studies—including molecular dynamics, coarse-grained models, and multiscale approaches—to understand the structure, properties, and interactions of lignin, cellulose, and hybrid systems.

Experimental and computational studies are both welcome, with the aim of fostering cross-disciplinary insight and dialogue between modeling and experimental approaches. This course is ideal for PhD students working in materials science, and/or computational chemistry, especially those focusing on biobased and renewable materials.

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Contact

Entry requirements

Admitted as a doctoral student

Learning outcomes

  • Relate their own research to the global state-of-the-art research in the field
  • Critically evaluate research papers in the field of wood biobased materials

Contents

  • Students and the instructor will meet regularly at intervals of 2 weeks over an extended period. During each meeting, one participant student will take responsibility for presenting the main objectives, methods, and findings of one or two selected articles in the field of biopolymers from wood and will lead the subsequent discussion. All attendees are expected to read the assigned article(s) in advance of each session and to participate actively in the discussion, with a focus on critically evaluating the research. The course is given in hybrid mode (in-person and zoom) where LOE students are expected to participate in-person.

Educational methods

Seminars, self-study, presentations

Examination

The examination is based on active participation throughout the course, including:

  • Regular attendance at seminar sessions
  • Presenting the selected research articles
  • Engaging actively in discussions during other participants' presentations

Grading is on a pass/fail basis. To pass the course, students must have attended at least 80% of the seminars and present at least three times.

Grading

Two-grade scale

Course literature

The course literature will comprise of articles from scientific journals.

General information

Teaching and examining language: English